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How they stand in the World Cup

Qualifiers: Australia, two pts South Africa, nil pts Australia, the defending champions, and South Africa, the No 1 ranked one-day team in the world, qualify for the Super Eights as expected. Victory yesterday gave the Australians an important psychological boost over their rivals

Group B

Qualifiers: Sri Lanka, two pts Bangladesh or India, both nil pts The exciting Sri Lankans take forward a 100% record and will be confident. Bangladesh need to beat or tie with lowly Bermuda in their final game today to advance at the expense of India who look likely to go home early

Group C

Qualifiers: New Zealand, two pts England, nil pts England swept into the Super Eights with a seven-wicket win against Kenya last night, but they remain two points behind four teams. They play six games in the next round and need to finish in the top four to reach the semi-finals